The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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... Voice . In English there are two Voices , an Active and a Passive Voice . The Active Voice is that form of a verb which shows that the subject of the sentence stands for the doer of the action expressed by the verb . The Passive Voice ...
... Voice . In English there are two Voices , an Active and a Passive Voice . The Active Voice is that form of a verb which shows that the subject of the sentence stands for the doer of the action expressed by the verb . The Passive Voice ...
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... Voice , Mood , and Tense , in the conjugation of a verb , are these : - be , have , shall , will , may , and do . Be is used ( 1 ) as a Voice Auxiliary , forming with the Past Participle of transitive verbs the Passive : ' I am beaten ...
... Voice , Mood , and Tense , in the conjugation of a verb , are these : - be , have , shall , will , may , and do . Be is used ( 1 ) as a Voice Auxiliary , forming with the Past Participle of transitive verbs the Passive : ' I am beaten ...
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... Voice is the form of a verb which shows whether the subject of the sentence stands for the doer or for the object of the action expressed by the verb . The Active Voice is that form of the verb which shows that the subject of the ...
... Voice is the form of a verb which shows whether the subject of the sentence stands for the doer or for the object of the action expressed by the verb . The Active Voice is that form of the verb which shows that the subject of the ...
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action Adjuncts adverb alphabet antecedent applied apposition auxiliary verbs Britons called CHAPTER complete Complex Sentence compound conjugation conjunction consonants construction dative denote derivation diphthongal distinction employed ending English Grammar English language English origin equivalent Etymology examples express feminine following sentences French gender genitive German Gerund Give Greek horse illustrate Imperative Mood indicative Indirect Object infinitive mood inflected inflexion Intransitive Keltic language Latin words letters limiting mark meaning modern English neuter Norman noun or pronoun noun-clause occur Old English Parse passive Past Participle Past Tense person phrase Pleonasm plural possessive Predicate preposition present principal clause pronunciation relation relative pronoun represented Roman sentence contains signifies simple Sing singular sometimes sonant speak speech stands Strong Verbs subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax Teutonic thou tion tive town transitive verb vowel vowel sounds Weak Verbs write written